Since March 2020, Airmic has been issuing Friday Reading, a curated series of readings and knowledge resources sent by email to Airmic members. The objective of Airmic Friday Reading was initially to keep members informed during the Covid-19 pandemic. Today, Airmic Friday Reading has evolved in scope to include content on a wide range of subjects with each email edition following a theme. This page is a searchable archive of all the readings and knowledge resources that have been shared.
Friday Reading Edition 286 (27th March 2026)
WMO’s State of the Global Climate report 2025 confirms that 2015-2025 are the hottest 11-years on record. These rapid and large-scale changes have occurred within a few decades but will have harmful repercussions for hundreds – and potentially thousands – of years.
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Friday Reading Edition 286 (27th March 2026)
A "super El Niño" could emerge by the end of the 2026 hurricane season, with forecasters predicting that the ongoing La Niña is about to finish.
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Friday Reading Edition 286 (27th March 2026)
One of the world’s leading experts shares how to gain the greatest advantage from look-ahead forecasts of El Niño and La Niña that meteorological agencies now routinely provide months in advance.
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Friday Reading Edition 286 (27th March 2026)
Rising temperatures bring physical repercussions including more intense hazards. Understanding how natural perils shape the risk landscape is critical to advancing global preparedness for climate change. 2023 and 2024 were the top two warmest years on record by a substantial margin, with El Niño also having an impact.
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Friday Reading Edition 286 (27th March 2026)
El Niño has created challenges for the global supply chain, including risks for transportation and logistics. As disruptive weather and climate events persist, vulnerable industries will need to rethink their supply chain strategies to maintain resilience.
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Friday Reading Edition 286 (27th March 2026)
El Niño and La Niña are terms which describe the biggest fluctuation in the Earth's climate system and can have consequences across the globe.
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Friday Reading Edition 285 (20th March 2026)
Cluster linked to high-density settings highlights exposure across Employers’ Liability, Public Liability and business interruption.
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Friday Reading Edition 285 (20th March 2026)
Published yesterday – the report finds that the UK entered the pandemic ill-prepared. Healthcare systems were already overstretched and in a precarious state. This fragility had profound consequences once the crisis hit, especially when the numbers of people seeking treatment for Covid-19 started to increase dramatically.
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Friday Reading Edition 285 (20th March 2026)
There is currently an outbreak of meningococcal disease (MenB) in Kent. This blog post includes information on MenB and this outbreak: what to do, where you can get antibiotics if you are affected and who is being offered a vaccine.
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Friday Reading Edition 285 (20th March 2026)
Exercise Pegasus, held between September and November 2025, was the largest simulation of a pandemic in UK history, led by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC). It tested national and local responses to a novel enterovirus involving every government department, the devolved governments, representation from arms-length bodies, local resilience fora, and the engagement of businesses, academics, and external stakeholders. A fourth phase (recovery) is planned to be exercised in 2026. Findings will be published later in 2026.
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